phrasemix

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   by phrasemix 8y ago

   Voxy | Software Engineer | New York, NY | https://boards.greenhouse.io/voxy/jobs/1043878?gh_src=jy1if5... If you are a software engineer looking use your talent in an endeavour more noble than tricking consumers i
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   by phrasemix 11y ago

   This was the first thing that I thought of. Jason calls the idea "Memory Hole", which is both a much better and much worse name than "Hibou".
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   by phrasemix 11y ago

   Voxy ( http://www.voxy.com ) | Manhattan, New York, NY Voxy is an adaptive learning platform focused on teaching English as a second language. We've just entered a growth phase as our product takes off in Brazil and Mexico. W
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   by phrasemix 12y ago

   I created a website for folks learning English as a foreign language: http://www.phrasemix.com I've been running it for the last 5 years. The first 2 years, it was just a blog that I maintained for free. 3 years ago, I star
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   by phrasemix 12y ago

   Techzing: http://techzinglive.com/
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   by phrasemix 12y ago

   I recently moved back to Durham, North Carolina after 10 years of living in bigger cities (Tokyo, then NYC). I expected that the rent would be cheaper but that I'd miss out in terms of culture, food, and the quality of people I met. Wh
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   Paul Graham got you feeling self-conscious about your English accent?(phrasemix.com)

   2 points by phrasemix 13y ago|0 comments
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   by phrasemix 13y ago

   I go back and forth on this. As someone who's taught English as a second language for many years, I can't help but alter the way that I speak. It does help a lot with people whose listening skills are weak. But I sometimes think i
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   by phrasemix 13y ago

   This is a fantastic idea! Do you mind if I share that with my English students?
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    by phrasemix 13y ago

    I really like the fact that Moot seems to handle both forum-style posts and on-page comments. As the owner of a content site, I really want both. I've even gone so far as to try to hack Disqus to work as a forum. If there was an easy import
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    by phrasemix 14y ago

    I started learning to code last year using Hartl's Rails Tutorial. It was actually a big part of me deciding to go with Ruby and Rails over any other language and framework. I have spoken with many dozens of other beginners at local Ruby me
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    Show HN: Year of English (a takeoff on Code Year)(yearofenglish.com)

    1 points by phrasemix 14y ago|0 comments
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    by phrasemix 14y ago

    Stick with coding. Reasons being: - Most jobs are boring, especially after the first couple of years. - Don't underestimate the importance of good pay. - It doesn't sound like you have anything better in mind to do instead.
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    Show HN: I learned to code in 2012 & built this Code Year clone(yearofenglish.com)

    2 points by phrasemix 14y ago|0 comments
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    by phrasemix 15y ago

    This sucks. I can't even open the pages of the comics!
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    How many words do you "need" to learn a language?(phrasemix.com)

    1 points by phrasemix 15y ago|0 comments
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    by phrasemix 15y ago

    "Like a mad Klingon" I was just thinking the other day about terms like "ninja", "pirate", and "rockstar" that are so played out at this point they make me cringe whenever I hear them. Isn't there something fresh to convey the concept of be
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    by phrasemix 16y ago

    I was part of the team that put this together at Startup Weekend in NY. We were all about getting this up and out into the world before the end of the weekend. Putting up mostly static images allowed us to not worry about any CSS bullshit a